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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ether is | Ether is a cold<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''',''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]:</ref>, glowing white gaseous or liquid substance,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Rezyl_Azzir_-_War_Without_End|Rezyl Azzir - War Without End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Kaliks_Reborn|Kaliks Reborn]]''</ref> created by [[Servitor]]s from matter and energy (organic compounds, in one known case) through an unknown process.<ref name="Servitor"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Beltrik.2C_the_Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref> It is absorbed through breathing <ref name="Fallen 3">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>, and appears to run through Fallen bodies like blood.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Hunter|Ghost Fragment: Hunter]]''</ref> It can be consumed by other beings as well.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/fanatic-part-i#book-the-forsaken-prince]</ref> When there is enough in quality it fills an Eliksni with strength.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Skolas:_Captured|Skolas: Captured]]''</ref> <ref>[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Mystery:_The_Fate_of_Skolas|Mystery: The Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> | ||
Ether was once freely available on the Eliksni homeworld of [[Riis]]<ref name="Fallen 3"/> but is now strictly rationed according to rank.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Captain|Captain]]''</ref> Kells hold a device called [[The Elder Cipher]], which controls how much Ether is distributed from Servitors; Archons and Barons get an exceedingly large portion while Dregs get only enough to stay alive. This rationing stunts the potential strength and size of contemporary Fallen, particularly the lower ranks.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Kell uses Ciphers to control the Ether flow. Archons and Barons take deep draughts, grow tall. Dregs with tiny sips stay small", [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-elder-cipher-3 The Elder Cipher]''</ref> | |||
Certain Servitors are specialized in the distribution of Ether among | Beyond merely providing nourishment, Ether is hypothesized to be an "ethereal lifeblood" for the Fallen, but not a "soul" as is assumed, though it can be used to restore the souls of other Fallen.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "The gas is no soul. An ethereal lifeblood, maybe, but a soul? I think not", [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kellbreakers-gloves Kellbreaker's Gloves]''</ref><ref> [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/winters-run?highlight=soul Winter's Run]</ref> When a Fallen is killed in combat, a momentary after-image of their body composed of Ether may briefly be seen. The significance of this remains unclear. It is even capable of healing Fallen when taken into them. | ||
Certain Servitors are specialized in the distribution of Ether among Fallen crews, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Ether_Runner|WANTED: Ether Runner]]''</ref> and glow when producing it<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_5|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 5]]''</ref> They may be revered as gods to the Eliksni.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Sepiks_Prime|Sepiks Prime]]''</ref> | |||
Ether is poisonous to [[Hive]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Broodhold]]''</ref>, although it is possible for Hive to grow tolerant of Ether through breeding processes, as a Knight possessed Ether inside him due to experimentation by [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]]. | Ether is poisonous to [[Hive]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Broodhold]]''</ref>, although it is possible for Hive to grow tolerant of Ether through breeding processes, as a Knight possessed Ether inside him due to experimentation by [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]]. | ||
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The [[Scorn]] thrive off of [[Dark Ether]], a disturbing, corrupted form of Ether derived from remnants of the [[Darkness]] afflicted within [[Uldren Sov]] from his experience during the [[Battle of Saturn]]. After wishing to save a dying [[Fikrul]], which is fulfilled by the [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven]], some of the Darkness within Uldren was transferred into Fikrul's lingering Ether, bringing the disgraced Fallen back from death and creating Dark Ether. | The [[Scorn]] thrive off of [[Dark Ether]], a disturbing, corrupted form of Ether derived from remnants of the [[Darkness]] afflicted within [[Uldren Sov]] from his experience during the [[Battle of Saturn]]. After wishing to save a dying [[Fikrul]], which is fulfilled by the [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven]], some of the Darkness within Uldren was transferred into Fikrul's lingering Ether, bringing the disgraced Fallen back from death and creating Dark Ether. | ||
Dark Ether is capable of resurrecting dead Fallen at the cost of severely mutating them, such as how the [[Screeb]] units of the Scorn have been warped into | Dark Ether is capable of resurrecting dead Fallen at the cost of severely mutating them, such as how the [[Screeb]] units of the Scorn have been warped into hexapod [[Thrall]]-like monstrosities. It lingers instead of dissipating like normal Ether and is described by [[Variks]] as a fog-like gas that you move through like water, heavy and opaque. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*In literary, ether mean the clear sky; the upper regions of air beyond the clouds. | *In literary, ether mean the clear sky; the upper regions of air beyond the clouds. | ||
*In Archaic physics, ether is a very rarefied and highly elastic substance formerly believed to permeate all space, including the interstices between the particles of matter, and to be the medium whose vibrations constituted light and other electromagnetic radiation. | *In Archaic physics, ether is a very rarefied and highly elastic substance formerly believed to permeate all space, including the interstices between the particles of matter, and to be the medium whose vibrations constituted light and other electromagnetic radiation. | ||
*In Greek mythology, Ether is the personification of the bright upper sky. According to Hesiod, he was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), and the brother of Hemera (Day). | |||
*In the lore of the "[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/a-thousand-wings A Thousand Wings]" Jumpship in Destiny 2, the Ether is called the Fallen's demiurge (Which equates to Survival). | *In the lore of the "[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/a-thousand-wings A Thousand Wings]" Jumpship in Destiny 2, the Ether is called the Fallen's demiurge (Which equates to Survival). | ||
*During Destiny 1, Fallen Servitors were able to heal and buff [[Shank]]s like any normal fallen, even being able to heal other nearby Servitors as well. It is unknown if it was intentional or not. | *During Destiny 1, Fallen Servitors were able to heal and buff [[Shank]]s like any normal fallen, even being able to heal other nearby Servitors as well. It is unknown if it was intentional or not. | ||